Chapter 155

The door across the miniature portal opened without any confirmation . Yoohyun Han took off his glasses and put it in his inventory since Hyunjae Sung would notice right away .

While the house was large, it was not difficult to find where Yoojin Han was as his spirit would lead him there . Yoohyun Han woke Irin up as he walked, and he could see what Irin saw when he assimilated some of his senses with it .

Yoojin Han was sleeping, and his face was noticeably pale . The place was different than before, while his brother was still unconscious . What had happened?

“I thought as much, but it’s you . ”

Yoohyun Han clenched his teeth when he stopped in his tracks . His senses dulled as he searched for his older brother through Irin . He could see a small interior garden and an aquarium filled with waves of clear blue water when his senses came back, and Hyunjae Sung was there across the room .

Yoohyun Han showed his anger without any hesitation, and Hyunjae Sung’s lips twisted to a smile at Yoohyun’s cool glare .

“I want to be able to say nothing happened, but it’s such a blatant lie . You seemed to have realized it already . ”

“What did you do?”

The questioning voice was a growl, and Yoohyun sounded like he would bite Hyunjae Sung’s head off at any moment . Hyunjae Sung’s voice still kept its airiness .

“I don’t remember it well . ”

Faint cracks showed under Yoohyun Han’s feet with a breaking noise . The reason Yoohyun did not attack Hyunjae Sung was that he felt responsible for letting Yoojin Han enter alone without any protection .

“Stop saying nonsense . I’ll be leaving with my brother . ”

“Isn’t Yoojin Han the one who will find it bothersome if you leave like this? He must have had a reason to come all the way here . ”

Hyunjae Sung’s pale eyes narrowed in a smile .

“I believe it would have been a request that was too much for you . ”

Yoohyun Han let out a short breath .

“Are you picking a fight with me?”

“I’m just stating the facts . ”

Hyunjae Sung walked slowly, and feet that were wearing slippers stepped on the path that traversed through the garden .

“We won’t need you for long . ”

“You’re still young and would grow more powerful . However, there’s another thing . ”

Hyunjae Sung looked at the almost too young hunter . It was evident that Yoohyun Han was barely pressing the urge to rush at him .

“You would still be his younger brother, someone he has to protect and nurture . ”

Yoohyun Han’s hands tightened .

“That’s the reason you’re leaving me alone since your beloved older brother needs someone to share his burden with and lean against . Yoojin Han has a bad habit of blindly protecting those who he considers his . ”

“…It’s only for a while . ”

“I’ll repeat it . You’ll always be only a younger brother since Yoojin Han is a stubborn man . So, don’t do anything overboard . Just remaining a younger brother would be better-“

There was a loud crashing sound despite the fact that only a fist met a palm . Yoohyun Han knew that Hyunjae Sung would block him easily, but it did not stop his frown . He wanted to rip the guy’s throat out . Hyunjae Sung was right in front of him, but Yoohyun knew more than anyone else that it would be impossible .

“When my older brother does not need you anymore soon, it would be best for you to leave amicably . ”

“Killing the dog after hunting? That’s too harsh . Well, if you keep acting cute like this, you will not be able to replace me for a long while . ”

Hyunjae Sung could hear Yoohyun’s teeth grind . Yoohyun Han knew that Yoojin Han’s attitude would not change quickly, no matter how upset he was by it . Yoojin Han worried over Yoohyun more than ever, even though it would be difficult for his younger brother even to have a flesh wound .

Yoohyun felt his older brother’s attitude was endearing, yet upsetting, and it bothered Yoohyun more than he expected .

“Don’t you think dividing up the parts is a good idea? I’m saying that I’ll do some of the work for you . ”

What’s with all the thorns? Flames gathered around Yoohyun Han as he could not bear Hyunjae Sung’s composure any longer . Yoohyun wanted to call Irin and burn his face and show it to everyone if he could .

“That’s why you’re still young . While I wish I could accommodate your heat, fire is strictly forbidden in the garden .

A moment later, the water from the aquarium poured over both of their heads .

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‘One is more than enough, so why are there two of him?’

I do realize that he has only one real body . What is going on with Hyunjae Sung? I thought they would merge together, but they are still separated here .

“Umm…for the moment, Mr . Hyunjae Sung?”

“I’m not whole, but yes . ”

The one speaking to me was probably Hyunjae Sung before the return .

“May I ask what happened?”

I thought the one who dropped me in water was the part of his memories before the return that appeared while the Hyunjae Sung of this time was unconscious . However, now he seemed to be actually divided .

“I heard that you’d be merged, though you might feel strange if you’re sensitive . ”

“I could say I was resisted due to the overwhelming difference . ”

“Yes?”

“The me right now and the one from before the return both felt a strong resistance against the two worlds combining together, so we separated like this . Of course, the divide was not perfect, and I’m more of a collection of pieces . ”

Hyunjae Sung looked like his ego had been bruised, which was an expression one did not often see . Did he refuse himself because there had been an unbearable difference? I thought that he did things too far, but that was the norm for Hyunjae Sung .

“Then, will this state go on like this?”

“No . ”

His displeased face was definitely younger than his current self . There was no difference in his physique because he was a guy who had looked the same ten years back and would look the same ten years after .

“I will be swallowed up . I still do not have many memories of the five years before the merge . I have most of mine up to this point but the other ‘me’ has them all . ”

“That’s why you seem younger . ”

“Younger?”

“Like you’re that age . The late thirties is not that old these days, anyway . ”